SBVC Psychiatric Technician State Board
Examination Review Questions With
Correct Answers
The most effective nursing strategy to prevent infection would be to -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-wash hands before and after any direct client
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contact
The highest achievable total score in the Apgar scoring system for
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newborn babies is - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-10
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The physician needs to know the oral temperature of a client. The client
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recently smoked a cigarette. The psychiatric technician would wait how
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many minutes before taking the client's oral temperature? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-15 minutes |
The physician now needs a pedal pulse from the same client. The
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psychiatric technician knows this pulse site is being used - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-to determine circulation to the foot
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The psychiatric technician is assigned to administer medication for the
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A.M. shift. On Mrs. Smith's medication administration record it states
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,that one medication is to be given "p.c." The psychiatric technician
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would administer this medication - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-after meals
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The client is to be given Demerol and Vistaril IM. The psychiatric
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technician would inject the needle at what angle? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-90 degrees |
A diagnosis of hypertension would not be made unless the client has
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abnormally high blood pressure for at least two consecutive visits at the
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physician's office. The criteria that is used to determine hypertension is -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-over 140 mm Hg systolic and/or 90 mm Hg
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diastolic
A client is having her blood pressure taken by the psychiatric technician.
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The client asks what does blood pressure represent. The best response
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the psychiatric technician would give is - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-"It is a
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measure of the pressure exerted by the blood as it pulsates through the
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arteries"
A client is suffering from osteoporosis - a condition that causes bones to
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become porous and less dense. This results in increased susceptibility to
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fracture and collapse. The physician would order an increased amount
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of which foods to help treat this condition? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Liver, milk, egg yolks | | |
,The bed position in which the client's head and trunk are raised 45
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degrees to 90 degrees is referred to as - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-fowler's
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position
The prodromal signs/symptoms of AIDS (acquired immune deficiency
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syndrome) are - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-fatigue, night sweats,
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intermittent fever, severe diarrhea | | |
A client complains of a lesion on his penis. The physician examines it and
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sees that it is reddish in color. The client states that it is painless and
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that he has been sexually promiscuous. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-syphilis
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A client is experiencing abnormal breathing which involves very deep to
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very shallow respirations with temporary apnea. This type of irregular
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breathing pattern is referred to as - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Cheyne-
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Stroke's
Debbie Lawson is a seven years old. Her mother brings her to the family
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physician because Debbie has a rash on her body and is running a slight
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fever. The diagnosis is chickenpox. This childhood disease is caused by
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what virus? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Herpesvirus
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The most common cause of accidental deaths for children that are one
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year old or less is - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Choking
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, The psychiatric technician is preparing to give the client a bed bath. The
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temperature of the water should be between - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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110-115 F |
The client would be bathed in what order? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Face, arms, hand, chest and abdomen, legs and feet, back and perineum
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The appropriate toothbrushing technique for clients would consist of -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-using tepid water, a soft toothbrush and
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brushing at a 45 degree angle
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The client has been complaining that she is having difficulty sleeping the
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past few months. The physician has prescribed a low dose of a sedative-
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hypnotic for a temporary period of time. Client teaching to promote a
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regular sleep pattern would include - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-get
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adequate exercise during the day and established a regular bedtime
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Carol Stevens was brought into the emergency room. She was restless
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and complained of being thirsty. The nurse took her vital signs and
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discovered that Carol had a pulse of 140 and pale looking and when she
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touched her hands they were cold and clammy. The most probably
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medical condition Carol is suffering from is - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Examination Review Questions With
Correct Answers
The most effective nursing strategy to prevent infection would be to -
| | | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-wash hands before and after any direct client
| | | | | | | | |
contact
The highest achievable total score in the Apgar scoring system for
| | | | | | | | | | |
newborn babies is - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-10
| | | | |
The physician needs to know the oral temperature of a client. The client
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
recently smoked a cigarette. The psychiatric technician would wait how
| | | | | | | | | |
many minutes before taking the client's oral temperature? - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-15 minutes |
The physician now needs a pedal pulse from the same client. The
| | | | | | | | | | | |
psychiatric technician knows this pulse site is being used - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-to determine circulation to the foot
| | | | |
The psychiatric technician is assigned to administer medication for the
| | | | | | | | | |
A.M. shift. On Mrs. Smith's medication administration record it states
| | | | | | | | | |
,that one medication is to be given "p.c." The psychiatric technician
| | | | | | | | | | |
would administer this medication - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-after meals
| | | | | | |
The client is to be given Demerol and Vistaril IM. The psychiatric
| | | | | | | | | | | |
technician would inject the needle at what angle? - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-90 degrees |
A diagnosis of hypertension would not be made unless the client has
| | | | | | | | | | | |
abnormally high blood pressure for at least two consecutive visits at the
| | | | | | | | | | | |
physician's office. The criteria that is used to determine hypertension is -
| | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-over 140 mm Hg systolic and/or 90 mm Hg
| | | | | | | | | | |
diastolic
A client is having her blood pressure taken by the psychiatric technician.
| | | | | | | | | | | |
The client asks what does blood pressure represent. The best response
| | | | | | | | | | |
the psychiatric technician would give is - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-"It is a
| | | | | | | | | | |
measure of the pressure exerted by the blood as it pulsates through the
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
arteries"
A client is suffering from osteoporosis - a condition that causes bones to
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
become porous and less dense. This results in increased susceptibility to
| | | | | | | | | |
fracture and collapse. The physician would order an increased amount
| | | | | | | | | | |
of which foods to help treat this condition? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
| | | | | | | | | |
Liver, milk, egg yolks | | |
,The bed position in which the client's head and trunk are raised 45
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
degrees to 90 degrees is referred to as - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-fowler's
| | | | | | | | | | |
position
The prodromal signs/symptoms of AIDS (acquired immune deficiency
| | | | | | | |
syndrome) are - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-fatigue, night sweats,
| | | | | | |
intermittent fever, severe diarrhea | | |
A client complains of a lesion on his penis. The physician examines it and
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
sees that it is reddish in color. The client states that it is painless and
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
that he has been sexually promiscuous. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-syphilis
| | | | | | | |
A client is experiencing abnormal breathing which involves very deep to
| | | | | | | | | | |
very shallow respirations with temporary apnea. This type of irregular
| | | | | | | | | |
breathing pattern is referred to as - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Cheyne-
| | | | | | | |
Stroke's
Debbie Lawson is a seven years old. Her mother brings her to the family
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
physician because Debbie has a rash on her body and is running a slight
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
fever. The diagnosis is chickenpox. This childhood disease is caused by
| | | | | | | | | | |
what virus? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Herpesvirus
| | | |
The most common cause of accidental deaths for children that are one
| | | | | | | | | | | |
year old or less is - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Choking
| | | | | | |
, The psychiatric technician is preparing to give the client a bed bath. The
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
temperature of the water should be between - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
| | | | | | | | |
110-115 F |
The client would be bathed in what order? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
| | | | | | | | | |
Face, arms, hand, chest and abdomen, legs and feet, back and perineum
| | | | | | | | | | |
The appropriate toothbrushing technique for clients would consist of -
| | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-using tepid water, a soft toothbrush and
| | | | | | | |
brushing at a 45 degree angle
| | | | |
The client has been complaining that she is having difficulty sleeping the
| | | | | | | | | | |
past few months. The physician has prescribed a low dose of a sedative-
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
hypnotic for a temporary period of time. Client teaching to promote a
| | | | | | | | | | | |
regular sleep pattern would include - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-get
| | | | | | | |
adequate exercise during the day and established a regular bedtime
| | | | | | | | |
Carol Stevens was brought into the emergency room. She was restless
| | | | | | | | | | |
and complained of being thirsty. The nurse took her vital signs and
| | | | | | | | | | | |
discovered that Carol had a pulse of 140 and pale looking and when she
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
touched her hands they were cold and clammy. The most probably
| | | | | | | | | | |
medical condition Carol is suffering from is - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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